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Fontina vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fontina and buttermilk different?

  • Fontina is higher than buttermilk in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and vitamin A.
  • Fontina covers your daily need for saturated fat, 93% more than buttermilk.
  • Fontina contains 29 times more cholesterol than buttermilk. Fontina contains 116mg of cholesterol, while buttermilk contains 4mg.
  • Buttermilk is lower in saturated fat.

Cheese, fontina and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 165% 5.6% 8.6% 8.3% 95% 148% 104% 1.8% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +374.1%
Contains more IronIron +360%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +733.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +288.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +625%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +135.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 87% 5.4% 9% 5.3% 47% 2.8% 26% 19% 210% 6.5% 4.5% 8.4%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1764.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +440%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +158.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +663.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2500%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Buttermilk DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.548g 85%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0.22µg 61%
Fats 31.14g 0.88g 47%
Protein 25.6g 3.31g 45%
Calcium 550mg 116mg 43%
Cholesterol 116mg 4mg 37%
Phosphorus 346mg 89mg 37%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.42mg 28%
Vitamin A 261µg 14µg 27%
Sodium 800mg 190mg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 2µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 0.254g 21%
Calories 389kcal 40kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.033g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.034mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.154mg 4%
Vitamin D 23IU 1IU 3%
Potassium 64mg 151mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.275mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Copper 0.025mg 0.011mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0.1µg 2%
Iron 0.23mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.034mg 1%
Carbs 1.55g 4.79g 1%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.058mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 4.79g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 4.79g N/A
Folate 6µg 5µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 17.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.171mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 31% 38% 4%
Protein: 25.6 g
Fats: 31.14 g
Carbs: 1.55 g
Water: 37.92 g
Other: 3.79 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +673.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3438.6%
Contains more OtherOther +325.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +209%
Contains more WaterWater +137.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.196 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.687 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.654 g
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3320.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4912.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Fontina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170843/nutrients
  2. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.